Ares Management Corp
Ares Management Corp (ARES) Unusual Options Activity Today
ARES options volume power reached 15x on the previous trading day. The highest reading was on the $128 CALL expiring 2026-10-16.
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Checking ARES unusual options activity helps you spot when traders are making outsized bets on Ares Management Corp before the broader market catches on. Ares Management Corp's unusual options activity flags contracts trading at multiples of their average daily volume, often signaling that informed money is positioning ahead of a catalyst. Use our scanner to monitor ARES unusual options activity today and surface the prints that deserve a second look.
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Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's Tradable Credit Group segment manages various types of investment funds, such as commingled and separately managed accounts for institutional investors, and publicly traded vehicles and sub-advised funds for retail investors in the tradable and non-investment grade corporate credit markets. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies.
Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm was previously known as Ares Management, L.P. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company.
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| 118.00 | 0.65 | 1.65 | 1.15 | 60% | 16 | 1 | 1,600.00% |
| 119.00 | 0.45 | 1.10 | 0.78 | 58% | 5 | 1 | 500.00% |
| 127.00 | — | 0.20 | 0.20 | 86% | 7 | 11 | 63.64% |
| 116.00 | 1.20 | 2.75 | 1.98 | 59% | 1 | 2 | 50.00% |
| 128.00 | — | 0.15 | 0.15 | 86% | 5 | 12 | 41.67% |
| 124.00 | 6.70 | 8.10 | 7.40 | 8% | 3 | 4 | 75.00% |
| 117.00 | 1.40 | 2.45 | 1.93 | 47% | 2 | 7 | 28.57% |
| 110.00 | — | 0.40 | 0.40 | 73% | 1 | 5 | 20.00% |
| 112.00 | 0.05 | 0.70 | 0.38 | 55% | 6 | 31 | 19.35% |
| 113.00 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.55 | 54% | 6 | 40 | 15.00% |
As of September 30, 2026
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